Lead Like a Boss

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3/7/2018

Want to get ahead? Inspire others? Nurture the next gen? Become the leader of the pack? You need to learn to lead like a boss. Dr. Todd Dewett has been coaching leaders for over 20 years. The lessons he teaches are short and frank. They make you think; they make you laugh; they make you change. Here he explains what it takes to not just survive but thrive in meetings, navigate politics at work, balance servant leadership with self-care, build a rapport with colleagues, understand why smart isn't always superior-and more. These are leadership lessons like you've never heard before. Whether you're managing a team, a company, or a critical project, these tips can help lead you in the right direction.

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(upbeat music)- So what is it about politics that gets people so heated upI mean you've seen this right, you're at work, someonebrings up something about politics and then emotions rise upquickly, you see passion, you see energy, you also seefrustration and you even see anger.That's why generally speaking, politics is not a greattopic for the workplace, your job as a leader, your jobas a member of the team is to find ways to help peopleconnect to build collaboration to build rapport.

Now as an organizational expert, I have to tell youwe're in a search for positive chemistry, that's whatyour team needs.Unfortunately politics might not be that type of stimulant,it really tends to create unnecessary negativity.Hey when's the last time you actually looked at a map,check this out.Standard map of the United States, let me ask you whatdo you see.When I look at this the first thing I see are linesseparating states, colors separating people, I meandivision is a part of politics.

Now if you've been around the US at all in the last fewyears, you've seen some version of this, right.We've got red states, we have blue states.Now the red are supposed to be conservative, the bluesomehow more liberal, again it's about how we're alldifferent, not united.Just remember your goal is to not allow peopleto overindulge in the discussion of politics because it'stoo difficult, but you don't have to take my word for it.Let's go into the office for a minute and dig justa little deeper.

(light music)So how do you feel when you're at work and someone bringsup a topic like national politics?- I just feel like it's not something for the workplace.- It's uncomfortable for sure.- You know actually I was a political science majorso you might think I'd be into it, but personally whenyou talk politics at work you don't know how people feelaround you it can be dicey.- I think I don't know I think you're really opening up(mumbles) box when you just, you do anything controversialat work, politics, religion.

- I'm curious have you ever worked with a colleagueor a boss who didn't agree and often brought up politics?- Yeah I had a boss who would just go on and on and onabout, I read the news and I couldn't believe,and it would go on from there.- When you're discussing those issues, passions just come upand some people have a hard time containing their passion.- It's just something in the room kind of builds a tensionthat doesn't need to be there.- So who did you vote for in the last election?(light music)(laughs)(upbeat music)Okay I think you can see how this really does grab peopleemotionally and not necessarily in a very productivefashion, now I'd like to give some simple sound advice.

You don't want politics to be a common and dominantdeeply discussed topic at work, but yes you can tell peoplethat civic engagement matters, voting matters, caringabout politics matters, but you want to stop there.Detailed conversations really aren't productive, becausedon't forget, we're going to search for positive chemistry,things that help the team collaborate and build rapport,that's how we help productivity.Now I'm not naive, I know that division might alwaysbe a part of politics, but if you're smart it will not bea part of your team.